Near Brandywine in Pendleton County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)

Stone Cemetery

Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2018

1. Stone Cemetery Historical Marker

Inscription. The stone cemetery takes its name from Daniel Stone, an early owner,while the oldest tombstone carries the date 1793. The principal use began in the 1860s at the time of the civil war and the creation of the State of West Virginia by president Abramam Lincoln.

The restoration of the cemetery was begun in 2002 by William H. Muntzing, formerly from Moorefield, West Virginia whose mother’s Stone and Kiser ancestors are buried here. Through care of sacred burial grounds, ancestors are honored and the remembrance binds families to generations to come.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 38° 33.694′ N, 79° 16.956′ W. Marker is near Brandywine, West Virginia, in Pendleton County. Marker is on Sugar Grove Road (West Virginia Route 21) south of Little Fork Road (West Virginia Route 24), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brandywine WV 26802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Propst Lutheran Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); Jackson's Prayer Service (approx. 5.2 miles away); Devonian Shale (approx. 5.3 miles away); Trout Rock Fort (approx. 5.6 miles

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away); Destruction of Saltpeter Works (approx. 5.6 miles away); McCoy House (approx. 6.1 miles away); Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 6.1 miles away); William McCoy House (approx. 6.1 miles away).

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Photographed By J. J. Prats, September 19, 2018

2. Stone Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 223 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 27, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.